Steven Russell Nash

Address:

41887 S Hancock St, Chassell, MI 49916

VIN:

1FAHP35N59W164803

Make:

FORD

Model:

FOCUS

Year:

2009

US Patent:

7448140, Nov 11, 2008

Filed:

Apr 20, 2007

Appl. No.:

11/737765

Inventors:

Steven D. Nash - Willoughby OH, US

International Classification:

G01C 17/04

US Classification:

33355R, 33348

Abstract:

A method and device has been developed to enable emergency responders to maintain and communicate their orientation relative to a fire building or other emergency incident area as they work in and around it. The device is a specialized compass enhancement providing a standalone unit that each responder can carry. The device has a multipart structure including: (1) an underlying base is a simple compass that the responder orients to north. (2) A bezel rotatable around the simple compass is preferably square in shape and represents the building or incident area and is labeled with NIMS standardized ABCD designations. (3) An optional rotatable pointer can be independently positioned to indicate a direction to be remembered such as the direction in which the responder entered the incident area. All of the parts can be synchronized among users at any time by radioing simple verbal descriptions of the rotational setting(s).